Guillain-Barré Syndrome, Greater Paris Area

Abstract

We studied 263 cases of Guillain-Barré syndrome from 1996 to 2001, 40% of which were associated with a known causative agent, mainly Campylobacter jejuni (22%) or cytomegalovirus (15%). The cases with no known agent (60%) peaked in winter, and half were preceded by respiratory infection, influenzalike syndrome, or gastrointestinal illness.

Keywords

• Guillain-Barré syndrome
• Campylobacter jejuni
• cytomegalovirus
• France
• epidemiology
• microbiology